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Lemon Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

A variety of cucumber

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Ecological requirements

Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Cucumis sativus L.

Family / Taxonomy Magnoliopsida
Dilleniidae
Violales
Cucurbitaceae
Optimal temperature 18 - 32 °C
Absolute temperature 6 - 38 °C
Optimal rainfall 1000 - 1200 mm/year
Absolute rainfall 400 - 4300 mm/year
Optimal soil pH 6.0 - 7.5
Absolute soil pH 4.5 - 8.7
Crop cycle 40 - 180 days
Max altitude 2000 m
Life form herb
Life span annual
Habit climber/scrambler/scadent
Optimal soil depth medium (50-150 cm)
Optimal soil texture medium, organic
Optimal soil fertility high
Optimal soil drainage well (dry spells)
Optimal soil salinity low (<4 dS/m)
Photoperiod short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Optimal light very bright

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) ECOCROP, the crop ecological requirements database. Version 1. https://data.apps.fao.org/catalog/dataset/ecocrop. Accessed through the CGIAR Climate Action Data Hub, https://cgiar-climate-data-hub.github.io/catalog/ecocrop_1/.

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